Narrative:

Ramp supervisor pressured the tug driver 2 separate times to get me to release brakes while still loading bags cargo doors open to get an on-time departure. This is the first of 9 reports that I am filing that are not timely as I was trying to address the issue operationally through the chief pilot; an e-mail letter to flight operations; fellow pilots and directly with ramp personnel. This clearly has not worked. I have kept a list of every event to take this action if necessary of which I am now. The problem has now advanced to ramp personnel opening the cargo doors without parking brakes set and no coordination with the captain.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 CAPT COMPLAINS ABOUT PRESSURE ON RAMP PERSONNEL TO RUSH; CAUSING OPERATIONAL ERRORS: RELEASING PARKING BRAKES EARLY AND OPENING CARGO DOORS WHILE BRAKES NOT SET.

Narrative: RAMP SUPVR PRESSURED THE TUG DRIVER 2 SEPARATE TIMES TO GET ME TO RELEASE BRAKES WHILE STILL LOADING BAGS CARGO DOORS OPEN TO GET AN ON-TIME DEP. THIS IS THE FIRST OF 9 RPTS THAT I AM FILING THAT ARE NOT TIMELY AS I WAS TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OPERATIONALLY THROUGH THE CHIEF PLT; AN E-MAIL LETTER TO FLT OPS; FELLOW PLTS AND DIRECTLY WITH RAMP PERSONNEL. THIS CLRLY HAS NOT WORKED. I HAVE KEPT A LIST OF EVERY EVENT TO TAKE THIS ACTION IF NECESSARY OF WHICH I AM NOW. THE PROB HAS NOW ADVANCED TO RAMP PERSONNEL OPENING THE CARGO DOORS WITHOUT PARKING BRAKES SET AND NO COORD WITH THE CAPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.